Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Ken Moselle
Steve Pedersen
Description
Argues that some of the most important ways that fathers may contribute to child health may be indirect and harder to measure than behaviours that involve direct child interactions.
Paper prepared for the Public Health Agency of Canada, Population Health Fund Project: Father Involvement for Healthy Child Outcomes: Partners Supporting Knowledge Development and Transfer, March 2007.
Feasibility and Acceptability of Virtual Implementation of a Sexual Reproductive Health Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Native Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hima Patel
Kristin Masten
Rachel Chambers
Abagail Edwards
Laura Fleszar ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 29, no. 2, Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Research with American Indian and Alaska Native Populations, 2022, pp. [63]-84
Description
Looks at the shift to virtual health care through the Respecting the Circle of Life (RCL) program during the COVID pandemic.
Fertile Ground, Healthy Harvest: A Decade of the Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence
Alternate Title
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence) ; no. 153
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alex Merrill
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence)
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention Approaches among Canadian Physicians by Proportion of Native/Aboriginal Patients: Practices During the Preconception and Prenatal Periods
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne Tough
Margaret Clarke
Jocelynn Cook
Maternal and Child Health Journal, vol. 11, no. 4, July 2007, pp. 385-393
Description
Discusses the challenges health care providers face to provide preventative practices for prenatal alcohol use in rural and remote locations.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: An Update
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Scott Wilson
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 2, March/April 2007, pp. 6-7
Description
Reports on develops from the 2nd International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Victoria, British Columbia in March 2007.
NOTE: pdf displays incorrect information (vol. 30 no.6 November/December 2006)
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Suicidality in a Healthcare Setting
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael R. Baldwin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, Supplement 1, 2007, pp. 54-60
Description
Found that 6% of adolescents evaluated by the Alaska Native Medical Center had been seen for self-harm related conditions due to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Fight Against Cataract Stepped Up in Central Australia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
The Fred Hollows Foundation
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 6, November/December 2007, p. 11
Description
Presents information on the second phase of eye surgery blitz in Alice Springs, Australia aiming to reduce the waiting list of 350 people.
Fighting For Our Lives: First Nations Suicide Interventions
Theses
Author/Creator
Beginning of a New Day Hosanna Waa ksis to akii
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--The University of Northern British Columbia, 2007.
Final Report: Gendering Adolescent AIDS Prevention (GAAP) CANFAR [Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research] Report: HIV Risk, Systemic Inequities and Aboriginal Youth: Widening the Circle for Prevention Programming
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
June Larkin
Sarah Flicker
Jean-Paul Restoule
Kevin Barlow
Claudia Mitchell
Description
Information gathered through focus groups comprised of both urban and on-reserve individuals. Six dominant themes emerged: colonialism, attitudes toward traditions, condoms, othering, stigmas, and prevention strategies.
Finding Answers to Suicide Within Aboriginal Communities: The Yarrabah Story
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Penny Mitchell
Aboriginal Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, January 2007, pp. 44-50
Description
Looks at the success of the Yarrabah Family Life Promotion Program to understand community engagement and empowerment.
To access this article, scroll down to page 44.
Finding Our Way Home: Research on Indigenous Homelessness in Surrey: Part 1: Research Report on Indigenous Homelessness in Canada
Alternate Title
Finding Our Way Home: Research on Indigenous Homelessness in Surrey: Part 2: What We Heard Report
Finding Our Way Home: Research on Indigenous Homelessness in Surrey: Part 3: Data Summary
Finding Our Way Home: Indigenous Homelessness in Surrey: Executive Summary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Urban Matters
Description
Related Material: Part 2: What We Heard Report; Part 3: Data Summary; Executive Summary.
Firewater Labels and Methodologies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald Vizenor
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 4, Autumn, 1983, pp. 25-36
Description
Delves into Indigenous alcohol consumption by examining scholarly work and telling the story of a disillusioned Indigenous person named Plain Peterson.
First Aid For Snakebite and Other Bites And Stings
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Madeleine Smith
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, September 1983, pp. 51-58
Description
Advises on basic first aid procedures to follow after a person is bitten by a snake.
First Nations and Inuit Health Program Compendium
E-Books
Author/Creator
Health Canada
First Nations Centre @ NAHO Advancing First Nations Health Knowledge
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Health Organization
Description
Includes links to information for the public, students/youth, health professionals, and listing of full text publications.
First Nations' Diabetes Epidemic Needs Attention
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, November 16, 2007, p. A15
Description
Looks at factors related to the high incidence of diabetes of the First Nations people and treatment impacts on Aboriginal lifestyle.
First Nations/Quebec Incidence Study of Child Maltreatment and Serious Behaviour Problems Investigated by Child Protection Services in 2019
Alternate Title
Report FN/QIS-2019
Author/Creator
Sonia Hélie
Description
Uses a weighted sample of 2,211 First Nations children and 34,575 non-Indigenous children extracted from administrative databases of institutions which provided child protection services.
First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS) 2002/03: The Peoples' Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
RHS [Regional Health Survey] National Team
Description
Revised second edition.
First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS): Code of Research Ethics
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Committee (FNIGC)
Description
Brief description of the history of the Regional Longitudinal Health Survey and the code of ethics associated with it.
[First Nations Telehealth Strategic Plan]
Alternate Title
Premières Nations du Québec: Plan Stratégique de Télésanté 2007-2010
E-Books
Author/Creator
Catherine Poser
Jocelyne Picot
Description
"Revision October, 2009."
First Nations Wholistic Policy and Planning Model: Discussion Paper for the World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health
Alternate Title
AFN Discussion Paper for WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeffrey L. Reading
Andrew Kmetic
Valerie Gideon
Description
Discussion on the historic, cultural, social, economic and political forces affecting health and creating disparities that First Nations peoples experience.
A First Nations Woman With Disabilities: “Listen To What I Am Saying!”
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Douglas Durst
Georgina Morin
Sharon Wall
Mary Bluechardt
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, Resistance and Resiliency: Addressing Historical Trauma of Aboriginal Peoples, March 2007, pp. 57-77
Description
Looks at the life story of resistance and resiliency of a First Nations woman against multiple forms of oppression and her concern for the improved well-being of Aboriginal people with disabilities.
FNLED Peoples Report: 2018-2020
Alternate Title
First Nations Labour and Employment and Development Survey Peoples Report: 2018-2020
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chiefs of Ontario
Description
Results from 1,350 individuals living in 25 communities. Respondents were asked questions about employment, income, ability to meet expenses, retirement, cultural practices, First Nations language skills, and physical health.
Food Customs of Rural and Urban Inupiaq Elders and Their Relationships to Select Nutrition Parameters, Food Insecurity, Health, and Physical and Mental Functioning
Theses
Author/Creator
Janell Smith
Description
Dietetics and Nutrition Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida International University, 2007.
Food In Nutrition Work
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Frances Wallace
Lena Adams
Alma Moon
Grace Ware
Jenny Horwood ...[et al.]
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, March 1983, pp. 4-47
Description
Describes work of Dietary-Nutrition Unit (D.N.U.) located in Queensland, Australia and how they strive to be culturally aware of their client's needs.
Food Security and Indigenous Mental Health
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Food Security For First Nations and Inuit in Canada: Background Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elaine Power
Description
Overview of the issues surrounding food security including role of traditional food, social and environmental issues, quality, cost and accessibility.
Foot Abnormalities in Canadian Aboriginal Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Chuback
J. M. Embil
E. Sellers
E. Trepmant
M. Cheang
H. Dean
Diabetic Medicine, vol. 24, no. 7, July 2007, pp. 693-807
Description
Discusses the need for improved living conditions and preventative foot care due to the high prevalence of foot abnormalities found among Aboriginal adolescents with diabetes.
Foundation of ECD in Aotearo / New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rita Walker
Carmen Rodríguez de France
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 1, Indigenous Approaches to Early Childhood Care and Education, 2007, pp. 28-40
Description
Historical look at early childhood education in the light of the impotance of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Maori self-determination movement.
Framework for Aboriginal-Guided Decolonizing Research Involving Métis and First Nations Persons with Diabetes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith G. Bartlett
Yoshitaka Iwasaki
Benjamin Gottlieb
Darlene Hall
Roger Mannell
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 65, no. 11, December 2007, pp. 2371-2382
Description
Examines the experiences of Métis and First Nations peoples with diabetes in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Frank and Mary One Spot Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary One Spot
Frank One Spot
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
Frank and Mary One Spot give a general account of the movement of the Sarcee Indians.
Free and Informed Consent and Imposed Sterilizations among First Nations and Inuit Women in Quebec: Research Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Suzy Basile
Patricia Bouchard
Fulfilling Prophecy? Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV in Indigenous People in Western Australia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael R. Wright
Sandra C. Thompson
Phyll R. Dance
Carolien M Giele
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, January/February 2007, pp. 16-21
Description
Article compares trends and rates of HIV and sexually transmitted infections in Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Western Australia.
"Gathering Dust Not Saving Lives": The Call For Texts Which Honestly and Straightforwardly Teach Aboriginal Children About HIV/AIDS and Other Important Issues
Alternate Title
Discussion and Debate: "Gathering Dust Not Saving Lives": The Call For Texts Which Honestly and Straightforwardly Teach Aboriginal Children About HIV / AIDS and Other Important Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William G. Lindsay
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 2, 2007, pp. 503-508
Description
The author was asked, by the BC Health Ministry, to write two texts to teach Aboriginal children about HIV and AIDS; but the Ministry rejected these texts as being to honest and candid. This paper looks at why the Ministry, and others, can not be upfront and honest with streetwise kids.
Gender Dimensions of Intellectual Property and Traditional Medicinal Knowledge
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Gibb
Description
Examines intellectual property rights issues associated with traditional knowledge in medicine from a gender perspective, and looks at the implications for the wellbeing of the Indigenous populations.
Gene Boy Came Home
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Eugene Benedict
Description
Aboriginal veteran Eugene Benedict's account of his time in Vietnam, his rejection when he returned, and his journey back to his Odanak home. This film deals with scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
Duration: 24:31.
Genes, Ownership, and Indigenous Reality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grant Gillett
Felicity McKergow
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 65, no. 10, November 2007, p. 2093–2104
Description
Examines the bioethical issues involving genetic ownership related to beliefs and practices of a culture and the effects on both health care and research.
Genetic Differentiation in Dogrib Indians: Serum Protein and Erythrocyte Enzyme Variation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emoke J.E. Szathmary
R.E. Ferrell
H. Gershowitz
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 62, no. 3, November 1983, pp. 249-254
Description
Results found that a significant genetic differentiation among the three Dogrib villages in the Northwest Territories.
Genetic Structure of Circumpolar Populations: A Synthesis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael H. Crawford
American Journal of Human Biology, vol. 19, no. 2, 2007, pp. 203-217
Description
Summarizes genetic research done on 25 standard protein and blood markers and genetic discontinuity in two language groups.
The Geneticization of Aboriginal Diabetes and Obesity: Adding Another Scene to the Story of the Thrifty Gene
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Poudrier
Canadian Review of Sociology & Anthropology, vol. 44, no. 2, May 2007, pp. 237-261
Description
Argues that attributing weight gain and diabetes to the thrifty gene has failed to incorporate aboriginal health perspectives and should be "decolonized".
Good Intentions Killing Off Next Generation Early
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, March 30, 2007, p. A11
Description
Comments on how today's First Nations and aboriginal children are prone to type 2 diabetes, childhood obesity and other health problems.
Guest Editorial: Special Issue: Adolescent Development, Mental Health, and Promising Research Directions for Aboriginal Youth
Alternate Title
Introduction to this Special Issue
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Wekerle
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Issue: Adolescent Development, Mental Health, and Promising Research Directions , 2007, pp. 5-7
Description
Introduces a special issue of First Peoples Child & Family Review, that focuses on the developmental stage of adolescence, and comments on some basic facts regarding research.
Guidance on the Use of Standards for Race-Based and Indigenous Identity Data Collection and Health Reporting in Canada
Alternate Title
Race-Based and Indigenous Identity Data Collection and Health Reporting in Canada: Supplementary Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Description
Related Material:
Supplementary Report.
Harm Reduction Policies and Programs for Persons of Aboriginal Descent
Alternate Title
Harm Reduction for Special Populations in Canada ; 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Colleen Anne Dell
Tara Lyons
Harvesting and Country Food: Fact Sheet: 2001
Alternate Title
Analytical Paper (Statistics Canada) ; no. 1
Catalogue no. 89-627-XIE--No. 1
Inuit in Canada: Findings from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey: Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Tait
Hauora: Māori Standards of Health IV: A Study of the Years 2000-2005
Alternate Title
Hauora: Māori Standards of Health III: A Study of the Years 1970-1991
Hauora: Māori Standards of Health: A Study of the Years 1970-1984
Māori Standards of Health: A Study of the 20 Year Period 1955-75
E-Books
Author/Creator
Papaarangi Reid
Bridget Robson
Donna Cormack
Fiona Cram
Gordon Purdie ... [et al.]
Description
The Healer / Helper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Description
Discusses the qualities necessary for facilitating the healing process and things that may be accomplished by using a variety of western or traditional tools.
Healing Artist: Napie Documents Family's Suicides Through Photography
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Velencia Tso-Yazzie
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 4, Health and Healing, Summer, 2007
Description
Reports on a student artists' project which focuses on the Native American epidemic of suicide.
Healing Words
Articles » General
Healing Words, vol. 5, no. 2, Autumn, 2007
Description
Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, pictures, and articles including: Aboriginal Survivors for Healing by Jackie Miller, and Telling Stories from Our Lives by David Sidwell.
Health and Cultural Interaction in the Illinois Country: A Bioarchaeological Analysis of Three Historic Native American Populations
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristin Marie Hedman
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007.